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 Re: Affordable C Clarinets Amati vs Forte
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2015-09-23 18:41

My opinion of Amati has unfortunately been tarnished by the old Corton/Lafleur/B&H 400 instruments while the country of origin was still called Czechoslovakia. Like most former Eastern Bloc instruments (B&S, etc.), they weren't of the best quality and were imported to fill a gap in the student market before Taiwanese imports gained popularity. We already had some Chinese imports in the UK since the '60s (Lark, Hsinghai, Parrot, etc.), as well as French and Italian student/intermediate level instruments - the Italian and Czech ones often marked 'Foreign'.

But I'm sure they have upped their standards since then - I do own an Amati contrabassoon which is a great instrument for the price and in some ways it's better built than a Heckel costing several tens of thousands more.

I would like to go over an Amati C clarinet in detail to see not just how they play, but also how well they're built and finished.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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